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Damn, I am really looking forward to the Nova start! Wow! I didn't expect this, but I'm psyched. He's really fun -- somehow without all the big expectations, he's delivered, he's likeable, and with no pressure these days I just have a good time.

“I think I just throw it with more confidence,” Nova told Ian Begley on Sunday. “When I was in the minors, it was the right time to practice it. I wasn't sent down because I was pitching bad, I got sent down because they needed a roster spot. So why not spend that time working on your technique? (I worked on) pitching inside, working on my slider. And now you see how it is.”

[68] nice! i actually got to meet him an awful lot, starting in 1982. my godfather was the VP of the Muts and Mookie was my fave player. i actually wore #1, played CF, batted first, (sucked) and was nicknamed Mook or Mookie.

i could beat out a weak squibber to 3rd, steal 2nd, steal 3rd and score easily. : )